Title :
A Comparison of Heavy Ion Sources Used in Cosmic Ray Simulation Studies of VLSI Circuits
Author :
Stephen, J.H. ; Sanderson, T K ; Mapper, D ; Farren, J ; Harboe-Sorensen, R. ; Adams, L
Author_Institution :
UKAEA, I&AP Division, AERE, Harwell, UK
Abstract :
A comparison has been made between the heavy ions from the ALICE cyclotron and Californium-252. The results of SEU cross-section measurements support the use of the CASE system (Californium-252 Assessment of Single-event Effects) to simulate cosmic ray effects in VLSI circuits.
Keywords :
Circuit simulation; Computer aided software engineering; Cyclotrons; Ion accelerators; Ion sources; Laboratories; Particle scattering; Single event upset; Testing; Very large scale integration;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1984.4333457
